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duricrust

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
duri-crust
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin hard layer found near the surface in soil.

Etymology

From Latin durus (“hard”) and crust.

Inflected Forms

duricrusts (plural)

Questions

What does duricrust mean?
A thin hard layer found near the surface in soil.
Where does duricrust come from?
From Latin durus (“hard”) and crust.

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